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A field study was conducted to explore the production potential of diversified forage sorghum-based intercropping systems under different intercropping patterns for two consecutive years. The intercropping systems comprised sorghum alone; sorghum + mungbean; sorghum + clusterbean; sorghum + cpwpea and sorghum + sesbania. The planting patterns were 30 cm spaced single rows, 30 × 30 cm cross planting with intercrop, 45 cm spaced doublerow strips (15/45 cm) and 75 cm spaced four row strips. The two-year average data revealed that planting patterns have significant effect on mixed dry & green forage yield. The maximum mixed forage dry matter yield and mixed green forage yield of 24.5 and 68.8 t ha-1 were recorded in the planting pattern of 45 cm spaced double row strips. Forage legume intercropping systems reduced the dry and green fodder yield of sorghum, however, the additional harvest of each intercrop compensated more than the loss in forage sorghum yield. Of the intercropping systems, sorghum + cowpea and sorghum + sesbania in the pattern of 45 cm spaced double-row strips proved to be feasible, adoptable, more productive and with high quality nutritious forage and were found to be superior to all other intercropping systems and planting patterns under study.

Azraf-ul-Haq Ahmad, Riaz Ahmad, Naeem Mahmood. (2007) Production Potential And Quality Of Mixed Sorghum Forage Under Different Intercropping Systems And Planting Patterns, , Volume-44, Issue-2.
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